Pencils of Promise

A true story involving string, beer, a monk and a motorbike. Hilarity ensues.

So today village elders tied me up and got me drunk, then sent me off to shoot the monks, until I discovered that the monks were, in fact, shooting me. Oh, and I crashed my motorbike. The awesome part about all of this is that I’m not even kidding. Thanks to the underground marketing campaign [...]

Bring out, lead forth.

A while ago I spent the afternoon with Kua, a 13-year-old at Pha Theung school. I waited for her to finish her morning class, dutifully pack away her homework and clean up her desk, then take me down to the river for an adventure.

Seeing is believing: My first trip to Laos.

It’s impossible to understand the Lao people until you meet them. They are hardworking and content. This is their life, and they are happy to be here and enjoy it as often as possible with family and friends. The children, complete with runny noses, dirty clothes and big smiles, light up every room in which they sit. They will crush your heart with cuteness, and pictures cannot do them justice.

On the Ground in Haiti (Update 3)

Read the third update from the field from Adam Braun, who is currently visiting Haiti with Project Medishare, a non-profit partner that is providing medical relief in Port au Prince. Adam will be updating us on his experiences in Haiti with the Project Medishare team over the next few days.

Photo: PoP Photographer Michael Trainer, ReckoningStudios.com

PoP Profile: Leslie Engle

This week’s PoP Profile features PoP’s incredible Laos Country Director, Leslie Engle.

On the Ground in Haiti (Update 2)

Read the second update from the field from Adam Braun, who is currently visiting Haiti with Project Medishare, a non-profit partner that is providing medical relief in Port au Prince.

Photo Credit: UN Photo/Logan Abass, The United Nations

On the Ground in Haiti (Update 1)

Read an update from the field from Adam Braun, who is currently visiting Haiti with Project Medishare, a non-profit partner that is providing medical relief in Port au Prince.

Adam will be updating us on his experiences in Haiti with Dr. Green (who started Project Medishare in 1994) and the rest of the Project Medishare team over the next few days.

Photo Credit: UN Photo/Logan Abass, The United Nations